'''Sea Scout advancement''' is for youth members of a Sea Scout ship, and consists of [[Apprentice rank|Apprentice]], [[Ordinary rank|Ordinary]], [[Able rank|Able]], and [[Quartermaster Award|Quartermaster]]. Since Sea Scouting is part of Venturing, youth members may also earn all [[Venturing advancement]] awards; they may also advance along the Boy Scout Eagle trail [[Boy Scouting Rank Advancement for Venturers|under certain conditions]].

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'''Sea Scout advancement''' is for youth members of a Sea Scout ship, and consists of [[Apprentice rank|Apprentice ]], [[Ordinary rank|Ordinary]], [[Able rank|Able]], and [[Quartermaster Award|Quartermaster]]. Since Sea Scouting is part of Venturing, youth members may also earn all [[Venturing advancement]] awards; they may also advance along the Boy Scout Eagle trail [[Boy Scouting Rank Advancement for Venturers|under certain conditions]].

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==Sea Scouting advancement==

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Sea Scouts may earn the Apprentice, Ordinary, Able and Quartermaster ranks. Criteria for these ranks can be found in the ''Sea Scout Manual''.

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Sea Scout advancements are approved by the ship's quarterdeck. In the case of the Quartermaster Award, the application is reviewed by the ship's committee with a member of the district advancement committee as chairman. Since the Quartermaster award is a Venturing recognition, it may be earned by any young man or young woman registered as a Venturer up to his or her 21st birthday.

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Sea Scout advancements are approved by the ship's quarterdeck. In the case of the Quartermaster Award, the application is reviewed by the ship's committee with a member of the district advancement committee as chairman. Since the Quartermaster award is a Venturing recognition, it may be earned by any young man or young woman registered as a Venturer up to his or her 21st birthday.|Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures, #33088B, revised 1999}}

To earn Ordinary, the Sea Scout must know how to box a compass, must demonstrate leadership qualities, complete requirements relating to drill, sailing, and engines and complete a tenure of one year in Sea Scouting.

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To earn Ordinary, the Sea Scout must know how to box a compass, must demonstrate leadership qualities, complete requirements relating to drill, sailing, and engines and complete a tenure of one year in Sea Scouting.

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Note:Ordinary rank is also the same requirements for the Sea Scout Bronze award in Venturing.

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The Quartermaster Award is the highest rank attainable by a Sea Scout can earn and is equivalent to [[Eagle Scout]]. The Sea Scout must attend at least two thirds of all ship meetings over eighteen months, demonstrate marlinspike seamanship and leadership skills, demonstrate the ability to teach Sea Scouting, complete a community service project and pass a council level board of review. The Quartermaster emblem is a medal consisting of the Sea Scout emblem on a ship's wheel that is suspended from a solid dark blue ribbon that is in turn suspended from a bar bearing the design of a double carrick bend knot.

The Quartermaster Award is the highest rank attainable by a Sea Scout can earn and is equivalent to [[Eagle Scout]]. The Sea Scout must attend at least two thirds of all ship meetings over eighteen months, demonstrate marlinspike seamanship and leadership skills, demonstrate the ability to teach Sea Scouting, complete a community service project and pass a council level board of review. The Quartermaster emblem is a medal consisting of the Sea Scout emblem on a ship's wheel that is suspended from a solid dark blue ribbon that is in turn suspended from a bar bearing the design of a double carrick bend knot.

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==Venturing advancement==

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=== Sea Scouting special opportunities awards ===

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* [[Long Cruise Badge]]

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* [[Small Boat Handler Course|Small Boat Handler]] bar

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* [[Qualified Seamanship Course|Qualified Seaman]] bar

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* [[SEAL Training]] Award

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* Standard Sea Scout Ship Award

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* USPS Finley Sea Scout Service Award

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Sea Scouts are eligible for all advancement in Venturing. They may earn five [[Venturing Bronze Award|bronze award]]s, the [[Venturing Gold Award|Gold Award]], and the [[Venturing Silver Award|Silver Award]], the highest award in Venturing. The program also offers "Expert-level" awards: the [[Ranger Award]], the [[Quest Award]], and the [[TRUST Award]], all of which are expansions and 'sequels' to a particular bronze award.

Sea Scouts are eligible for all advancement in Venturing. They may earn five [[Venturing Bronze Award|bronze award]]s, the [[Venturing Gold Award|Gold Award]], and the [[Venturing Silver Award|Silver Award]], the highest award in Venturing. The program also offers "Expert-level" awards: the [[Ranger Award]], the [[Quest Award]], and the [[TRUST Award]], all of which are expansions and 'sequels' to a particular bronze award.

Any male Venturer or Sea Scout who has achieved the [[First Class]] rank as a [[Boy Scouting|Boy Scouting]] in a [[troop]] or [[Varsity Scouting|Varsity Scouting]] in a [[team]] may continue advancement toward the Star, Life, and [Eagle Scout ranks up to his 18th birthday.

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Sea Scouting advancement

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Sea Scouts may earn the Apprentice, Ordinary, Able and Quartermaster ranks. Criteria for these ranks can be found in the Sea Scout Manual.

Sea Scout advancements are approved by the ship's quarterdeck. In the case of the Quartermaster Award, the application is reviewed by the ship's committee with a member of the district advancement committee as chairman. Since the Quartermaster award is a Venturing recognition, it may be earned by any young man or young woman registered as a Venturer up to his or her 21st birthday.

Sea Scout ranks

Apprentice

Ordinary

To earn Ordinary, the Sea Scout must know how to box a compass, must demonstrate leadership qualities, complete requirements relating to drill, sailing, and engines and complete a tenure of one year in Sea Scouting.

Note:Ordinary rank is also the same requirements for the Sea Scout Bronze award in Venturing.

Quartermaster

The Quartermaster Award is the highest rank attainable by a Sea Scout can earn and is equivalent to Eagle Scout. The Sea Scout must attend at least two thirds of all ship meetings over eighteen months, demonstrate marlinspike seamanship and leadership skills, demonstrate the ability to teach Sea Scouting, complete a community service project and pass a council level board of review. The Quartermaster emblem is a medal consisting of the Sea Scout emblem on a ship's wheel that is suspended from a solid dark blue ribbon that is in turn suspended from a bar bearing the design of a double carrick bend knot.